House Bill 49, the text of the full year (FY) 2018-19 state budget bill was released in February. Gov. Kasich's budget proposal would cut state funding to Ohio's public libraries by more than $7 million in FY 2018 by reducing the Public Library Fund (PLF) from 1.7% of the state's General Revenue Fund (GRF) to 1.66% of the GRF. The PLF has been the target of the budget ax since 2002 as this chart illustrates.

In this edition of Must Read Monday, staff member Annie reviews the book The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Check out her review for all you "knead" to know about making good bread amidst a busy schedule.